Every single day, many, many blogs are started. And it seems like there are more and more new blogs in the personal finance community.
I’ve heard some people say that there are too many new blogs out there, but who cares? I LOVE reading new blogs and hearing what they have to say. Who wants to hear the same ol’ story over and over? I want new and fresh perspectives on everything!
I started my blog in August of 2011 for multiple reasons. I wanted to have a “journal” so that I could go back and track everything that I’ve done. Before I knew it, I got sucked into the community and blogging has become a really fun hobby and side hustle of mine.
When I started my blog almost two years ago, I didn’t really think of the direction that my blog would go in, or where I’d even be with it in the future. I didn’t think I was going to be blogging for a year, or anything related to that.
Before I started my blog, I was doing what I thought was “normal.” Paying down my student loans little by little, and assuming that I’d completely pay off my student loans 10 or 15 years from now. I also never I never really even thought about becoming “financially independent” because I didn’t know that it was even realistically possible.
My views on life and personal finance has completely changed since I started my blog, and all for the better. Being more involved in the personal finance community has helped improve my life overall. If you are interested in starting your own blog, please read my post How To Start a Blog, and also be sure to check out all of my other posts in my blogging series. Also, check out my last month’s income report where I made $25,000 online!
If you are interested in starting a blog, I created an easy-to-use tutorial that will help you start a blog of your own for cheap, starting at only $3.49 per month (this low price is through my link only) for blog hosting. In addition to the low pricing, you will receive a free blog domain (a $15 value) through my Bluehost link if you purchase at least 12 months of blog hosting. FYI, you want/need to be self-hosted if your website is used for freelancing purposes or if you want to make money blogging.
Below are reasons for why you should start blogging:
1. To Have Fun
Before I started blogging, I never gave it a single thought. Now that I’ve been blogging for almost 2 years, I couldn’t imagine not blogging. I like reading posts on other blogs, finding new people to talk to, giveaways, and especially writing. Blogging is a fun hobby to have, regardless of the subject that you talk about. Blog about what you enjoy to talk about! Pursue your passion…
2. To Blog For Others
Not everyone blogs for others, but I like to talk about personal finance so that maybe I can help others as well. For me, I have learned a lot (and I’m still learning) about blogging, extra income, personal finance and everything else – all from other bloggers. If other bloggers never talked about extra income, I probably would have never pushed myself to create side hustles.
Hopefully my blog posts help others and motivate others to be awesome with their finances as well. For example, I hope that all of my extra income posts help motivate others to create multiple streams of income. I hope that others will want to pay off their high interest student loans. I hope that others want to become more in control when it comes to their finances.
Related: How To Start A Blog
3. To Be a Part of an Awesome Community
I’ve made a lot of good friends through my blog. And I love receiving emails from readers and blog-friends that I’ve made. Being able to connect and learn from others is one of the biggest positives of blogging.
4. To Grow
Without my blog, I don’t think I would care as much about personal finance. Yes, I care, but I most likely wouldn’t be so focused on extra income like I am now.
I also wouldn’t make so much extra income as well. I didn’t start my blog to make money, and I do think that’s one of the reasons for why I’m doing so well with making extra income from my blog.
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I started for fun and didn't expect that a nice community would wrap around it so quickly, now it is an addiction! what have they said? did they write something new? enjoyed my post? lots of fun and nice people.
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I agree with everything you've said Pauline, and it is an addiction! 🙂
My recent post Why You Should Start a Blog – So Many Positives!
I started my blog as a vehicle to encourage me to learn more about investing. So far, it's been doing a good job of that and hopefully been of some use to other people as well.
That's great 🙂 There are so many positives.
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The only real trade-off in blogging is the time you spend doing it that could be spent doing something else. The many positives easily outweigh this, at least in my opinion.
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I agree David. Luckily I've been better with managing my time and can squeeze more things in.
My recent post Why You Should Start a Blog – So Many Positives!
Blogging is like anything else–it's not for everybody! Many people wouldn't enjoy it at all.
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I agree. It's definitely not for everyone!
My recent post Why You Should Start a Blog – So Many Positives!
I started my blog mostly as a vehicle to help teach people what I've learned, but participating in this amazing community has shown me that I will learn much more than I will teach. It's been an awesome experience so far, as there are so many people with a lot of knowledge. I definitely think your extra income posts have inspired me to really think about how I can do that for myself. Thanks!
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Thanks Matt! 🙂
My recent post Why You Should Start a Blog – So Many Positives!
I started blogging to have an outlet to talk about finances and to help others learn from my mistakes. Though it can be a lot of work (if you allow if to be at least) it is a lot of fun and have been overwhelmed by the community aspect and how friendly most in the PF world are.
I agree! Most in the PF world are awesome.
I agree!
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I agree Nichole! The support from the community is awesome.
My recent post Why You Should Start a Blog – So Many Positives!
I started my blog to show people that they can make things happen. Working at a college, I can only help so many people. Hopefully my website eventually gets to the masses.javascript: postComment(0);
I think that's an awesome reason to start a blog. Thanks!
Blogging is such a fun and rewarding hobby/side business. Although it takes a ton of work, I still love it!
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I agree Rachel! Thanks for stopping by.
I started my blog after I realized that I don't have to be in debt all my life, but couldn't share this new exciting view of life with anyone in real life. I wanted and needed support on my journey to paying off my debt and it's really been great. Thanks everyone~
I agree! This is a great reason to start a blog.
We started ours to chronicle our journey and keep focused, but have found it to be so fun, too!
Yes, it is definitely fun 🙂
I started my blog to keep me motivated in paying off my debt. Also to warn people about the dangers of taking on student loan debt.
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Great reason to start 🙂
I don't have a blog because I am a terrible writer. I have thought about it several times, but just never pull the trigger.
Haha I'm probably a terrible writer also, but I enjoy it! 🙂
The reason I started my blog is simple. I LOVE WRITING! That's it. Everything else that came along with blogging like the community, giveaway entering, chatting and learning about others is just a bonus. I totally do this for me and the bonus is that I get to share it with others and that there are actually some folks who are interested. Surprise surprise! I post when I want. I talk about what I want. I love it. Glad you too have discovered the wonderful world of blogging and that it has helped you grow financially.
I love writing too! I didn't realize how much I liked it until I started to blog.